PORTSMOUTH — Robert’s Maine Grill, in Kittery, Maine, will host a “Community Supper” on March 27th and April 3rd to help support the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast.

The Coalition’s mission is to be a catalyst for the development of a range of housing options for the diverse workforce in the Greater Seacoast region of New Hampshire and Maine. The Coalition builds support for workforce housing by sponsoring educational forums and providing resource materials to municipal officials, housing industry professionals and community members.

Every Tuesday & Wednesday night Robert’s Maine Grill, Route 1, in Kittery offers a “Community Supper” starting at 4PM. Robert’s donates a portion of proceeds from the evening to a local non-profit. Upcoming Community Supper menus are posted at www.robertsmainegrill.com.

Bring Your Own Basket! Ages 0 – 12 years welcome! Pictures with the Easter bunny. Please bring in a canned food donation for the food pantry. Our goal is to sell 300 pizzas for dine in or take out to raise money for the great groups and to feed the hungry of Dover and surrounding communities.

HAMPTON FALLS – Beginning on Friday, March 22 until Monday, April 1, Crimeline for the Hamptons, Inc., will hold a 10-day fundraiser at the Poker Room at One Lafayette Road in Hampton Falls. The proceeds of this event will be used for rewards, scholarships, and police related donations.

Besides providing reward money and helping local police departments with items they need but are not funded in their budgets,Crimeline also funds a scholarship that is awardedannually to one local high school student who wishes to pursue a career in law enforcement or criminal justice, and to children of police officers from the Hampton, North Hampton, Hampton Falls, or Seabrook Police Departments.

DOVER — Maple Suites Senior Independent Living will host a spaghetti supper fundraiser on Saturday March 23rd from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Maple Suites, 30 Holiday Drive in Dover, NH benefiting the Pease Greeters Fund and their support of America’s military men and women.

The public is invited to attend the spaghetti supper and either eat at Maple Suites for $5 per person or purchase a take-out spaghetti dinner for $5 per person with 100% of the proceeds benefiting The Pease Greeters Fund. Additionally, Maple Suites will be accepting donations for the nonprofit organization in the form of cash or checks made payable to the Pease Greeters Fund. A 50/50 raffle will also be held to raise additional funds during the dinner.

The mission of the Pease Greeters is three-fold including: Welcoming troops passing through Pease International Airport on their way to, or from, Afghanistan or Iraq, or any other areas of conflict in any part of the world; Creating within the Pease Trade Port an environment that reflects the respect and high esteem in which they hold all veterans; and Promoting broad participation by the general public in welcoming heroes, paying special attention to the education of school children by instilling respect and admiration for the troops through formal ceremonies for each flight.

The fundraiser is helping replenish the Pease Greeters Fund which has hit an all-time low. The majority of the funds are used to entertain and feed the troops during their layover at Pease and allow the group to continue their mission. The organization is a 501(c) tax exempt nonprofit organization.

Please contact Maple Suites at 603-742-8820 with any questions or to RSVP for the dinner.

DURHAM — University of New Hampshire Kappa Delta sisters are hosting their second annual dinner and silent auction on March 23 to raise money and awareness for child abuse prevention. 80% of the proceeds will go to the NH Children’s Trust, Prevent Child Abuse NH chapter. The remaining proceeds will go to Prevent Child Abuse America.

Auction items include ski tickets, gift cards to restaurants both chain and seacost area, sports tickets and much more! The evening includes a catered dinner and entertainment. Purchase your tickets for this fun-filled evening by March 13.

Want to donate an item? Gift baskets, weekends away, gift certificates and other items are highly valued! The NH Children’s Trust will provide you with a tax receipt. Contact us to donate! www.nhchildrenstrust.org or call 603-224-1279.

KITTERY -- The Fair Tide Thrift Store recently opened a silent auction in which 12 collectible McCoy Pottery pieces will be up for bid through Friday, March 29 followed by an in-store sale of 7 additional items on Saturday, March 30.

Some of the most collectible items include a Basket Weave Pattern Jardinere, a Two Handled Peacock Vase, and an Elephant Dish. Noting most items will most likely sell for well under their appraised value, Fair Tide’s Barbara McGaughey said the auction/sale represents an opportunity for serious collectors to “score great deals.”

“The best part is that proceeds benefit our transitional housing program for the homeless, so the community wins, too,” she added.

The McCoy Pottery silent auction will conclude at the end of Friday, March 29that The Fair Tide Thrift Store at 15 State Road in Kittery. The in-store sale will take place at the store on Saturday, March 30th beginning at 10 am.

Founded in 1998, Fair Tide is a prevention program that combines safe, affordable housing with comprehensive supportive services to keep people safe as they gain the necessary skills to obtain and maintain permanent housing.

EXETER – On Friday, April 5, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, at The Provident Bank in Exeter (95 Portsmouth Avenue), eighth grader Rebecca Gowing and art teacher Crystal Buswell will host an art show, reception and silent auction to raise awareness of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a little known and often misunderstood genetic disorder, and to raise funds on behalf of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD).

The art show will feature nature-themed two-dimensional artwork by both students and professional artists. Gowing also has started a campaign to “liberate the DMD ladybugs”, based on the event’s ladybug logo. For $10, a donor may free one ladybug and $15 will frees two. For every ladybug liberated, the donor receives a chance in a drawing for a special piece of artwork.

ROCHESTER -- “A Ride for Morgan” will take place at the Rochester American Legion hall on Saturday April 6, from 6-11pm. It will feature live entertainment from “Drive all Night” (a rock and blues band) raffles, food, door prizes, etc.

BARRINGTON — Women’s Club is hosting a “Dress for the Moment” Fashion Show Scholarship Fundraiser on April 7, at Rochester Country Club. Doors open at 11:30 am to 4 pm. Fashions are from Top Draw Lingerie, Jones New York, and Solsistar. Tickets are $40.00 which includes lunch, desert, music and entertainment by Joy of Dance, great prizes, 3 free door prize tickets along with the newest of fashions.